Disseminated Mycobacterium bovis Infection Complicated by Meningitis and Stroke: A Case Report
Open Access
- 1 October 2020
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Open Forum Infectious Diseases
- Vol. 7 (10) , ofaa475
Abstract
We describe a case of a 19-year-old female presenting with Mycobacterium bovis meningitis, a rarely encountered infection. We discuss the use of pyrosequencing to aid in prompt diagnosis of M. bovis infection, as well as treatment strategies and challenges given the organism’s intrinsic resistance to pyrazinamide.Keywords
Funding Information
- University of California San Francisco Open Access Publishing Fund
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